The Cleveland Browns’ defense hasn’t been as sharp over the last two weeks. One may say that they were on the field for too long, but the defense played 59 snaps while the offense had 82 snaps. The difference maker came early in the second half, when the special teams unit ran into the kicker, allowing for a fresh set of downs. Pittsburgh marched down the field and imposed their will, leading to a touchdown. I think we’re getting into one of the same issues soon that we’ve seen from Jim Schwartz’ unit: a combination of not being as motivated when they see the writing on the wall, and opposing teams are figuring out some ways to handle their pressure.
Below, we analyze the snap counts and stats on defense for the Cleveland Browns’ Week 6 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.